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Additive diversity partitioning of fish in a Caribbean coral reef undergoing shift transition. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Shift transitions in dominance on coral reefs from hard coral cover to fleshy macroalgae are having negative effects on Caribbean coral reef communities. Data on spatiotemporal changes in biodiversity during these modifications are important for decision
Gilberto Acosta-González, Fabián A Rodríguez-Zaragoza, Roberto C Hernández-Landa, Jesús E Arias-González   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drivers of coral reef marine protected area performance

PLOS ONE, 2017
Coral reefs are severely threatened and a principal strategy for their conservation is marine protected areas (MPAs). However the drivers of MPA performance are complex and there are likely to be trade-offs between different types of performance (e.g. conservation or welfare related outcomes).
Hargreaves-Allen, Venetia Alexa, Mourato, Susana, Milner-Gulland, Eleanor Jane   +2 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Composition and Long-Term Variation Characteristics of Coral Reef Fish Species in Yongle Atoll, Xisha Islands, China

Biology, 2023
Simple Summary The coral reef ecosystem not only brings enormous economic value to humans but also provides livelihoods and a major source of protein for millions of people.
Jinfa Zhao, Chun-hou Li, Teng Wang, Juan Shi, Xiaoyu Song, Yong Liu   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Coral reef restoration efforts in Latin American countries and territories.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Coral reefs worldwide are degrading due to climate change, overfishing, pollution, coastal development, coral bleaching, and diseases. In areas where the natural recovery of an ecosystem is negligible or protection through management interventions ...
Elisa Bayraktarov, Anastazia T Banaszak, Phanor Montoya Maya, Joanie Kleypas, Jesús E Arias-González, Macarena Blanco, Johanna Calle-Triviño, Nufar Charuvi, Camilo Cortés-Useche, Victor Galván, Miguel A García Salgado, Mariana Gnecco, Sergio D Guendulain-García, Edwin A Hernández Delgado, José A Marín Moraga, María Fernanda Maya, Sandra Mendoza Quiroz, Samantha Mercado Cervantes, Megan Morikawa, Gabriela Nava, Valeria Pizarro, Rita I Sellares-Blasco, Samuel E Suleimán Ramos, Tatiana Villalobos Cubero, María F Villalpando, Sarah Frías-Torres   +25 more
doaj   +1 more source

The global flood protection savings provided by coral reefs [PDF]

Nature Communications, 2018
AbstractCoral reefs can provide significant coastal protection benefits to people and property. Here we show that the annual expected damages from flooding would double, and costs from frequent storms would triple without reefs. For 100-year storm events, flood damages would increase by 91% to $US 272 billion without reefs.
Beck, Michael W., Losada Rodríguez, Iñigo, Menéndez Fernández, Pelayo, Reguero, Borja G., Díaz Simal, Pedro, Fernández Pérez, Felipe   +5 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Reserve Sizes Needed to Protect Coral Reef Fishes [PDF]

Conservation Letters, 2017
Abstract Marine reserves are a commonly applied conservation tool, but their size is often chosen based on considerations of socioeconomic rather than ecological impact. Here, we use a simple individual‐based model together with the latest empirical information on home ranges, densities and schooling behaviour in 66 coral reef fishes ...
Krueck, Nils C., Legrand, Christelle, Ahmadia, Gabby N., Estradivari,, Green, Alison, Jones, Geoffrey P., Riginos, Cynthia, Treml, Eric A., Mumby, Peter J.   +8 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Ecosystem‐Centered Robot Design: Toward Ecoresorbable Sustainability Robots (ESRs)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Robots exploring natural ecosystems can support monitoring and conservation, but must adopt ecosystem‐centered design to avoid pollution, waste, and damage. This review proposes guidelines for co‐designing ecoresorbable sustainability robots (ESRs), uniting materials, robotics, and ecological contexts in a single framework.
Tülin Yılmaz Nayır, Yuan Fang, Consuelo Contreras, Andrew K. Schulz, Florian Hartmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public moorings and anchoring protecting coral in the northern Great Barrier Reef (SUPERSEDED) [PDF]

, 2002
This document has been superseded by http://hdl.handle.net/11017/3436. Public moorings and reef protection markers have been installed in a number of locations throughout the Great Barrier Reef to reduce anchor damage. It is an offence to damage coral in

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Intertidal Warfare: Synergistic Allelopathy Mediates Spatial Competition between Two Marine Calcareous‐Shelled Sessile Organisms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals a hidden chemical weapon among calcareous‐shelled sessile organisms in the intertidal zone: the barnacle Balanus albicostatus releases a synergistic blend of palmitic acid and 1‐palmitoyl‐sn‐glycero‐3‐phosphocholine as the allelochemical with the inhibitory activity against attachment of the mussel Vignadula atrata, which may mediate
Zhuo Li, Zixin Huo, Shanshan Yao, Xianmeng Liang, Yiran Zhao, Yanxin Wang, Shifeng Guo, Caihuan Ke, Pei Su, Danqing Feng   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source